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AP®︎/College Art History

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Master list of the 250: Start hereWhy art matters: Start hereElements of art: Start herePrinciples of composition: Start here
An introduction to art history: Start hereThe language of art history: Start hereBrief histories of art and culture: Start hereCurrent issues in art history: Start here

Introduction to cultures and religions for the study of AP Art History

Beginner's guide for understanding religion in art: Introduction to cultures and religions for the study of AP Art HistoryJudaism: Introduction to cultures and religions for the study of AP Art HistoryHinduism: Introduction to cultures and religions for the study of AP Art History
Buddhism : Introduction to cultures and religions for the study of AP Art HistoryChristianity: Introduction to cultures and religions for the study of AP Art HistoryIslam: Introduction to cultures and religions for the study of AP Art History

Global prehistory: 30,000-500 B.C.E.

AP Overview Guide: Global prehistory: 30,000-500 B.C.E. Paleolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic: Global prehistory: 30,000-500 B.C.E.

Ancient Mediterranean: 3500 B.C.E.-300 C.E.

Ancient Near East: Ancient Mediterranean: 3500 B.C.E.-300 C.E. Ancient Egypt: Ancient Mediterranean: 3500 B.C.E.-300 C.E. Ancient Greece : Ancient Mediterranean: 3500 B.C.E.-300 C.E.
Ancient Etruria: Ancient Mediterranean: 3500 B.C.E.-300 C.E. Ancient Rome: Ancient Mediterranean: 3500 B.C.E.-300 C.E.

Early Europe and Colonial Americas: 200-1750 C.E.

Medieval art in Europe: Early Europe and Colonial Americas: 200-1750 C.E. Art of the Islamic world in the medieval era: Early Europe and Colonial Americas: 200-1750 C.E. Renaissance Art in Europe: Early Europe and Colonial Americas: 200-1750 C.E.
Protestant Reformation and Catholic Counter-Reformation: Early Europe and Colonial Americas: 200-1750 C.E. Colonial Americas: Early Europe and Colonial Americas: 200-1750 C.E.

Later Europe and Americas: 1750-1980 C.E.

Enlightenment and revolution: Later Europe and Americas: 1750-1980 C.E.Modern and contemporary art: Later Europe and Americas: 1750-1980 C.E.

Indigenous Americas

AP Overview Guide: Indigenous AmericasNorth America (including Mesoamerica): Indigenous AmericasSouth America: Indigenous Americas

Africa: 1100-1980 C.E.

West Africa: Africa: 1100-1980 C.E.Central Africa: Africa: 1100-1980 C.E.Southern Africa: Africa: 1100-1980 C.E.

West and Central Asia

West Asia: West and Central AsiaCentral Asia: West and Central Asia

South, East, and Southeast Asia: 300 B.C.E. - 1980 C.E.

India: South, East, and Southeast Asia: 300 B.C.E. - 1980 C.E.China: South, East, and Southeast Asia: 300 B.C.E. - 1980 C.E.Korea: South, East, and Southeast Asia: 300 B.C.E. - 1980 C.E.
Japan: South, East, and Southeast Asia: 300 B.C.E. - 1980 C.E.Cambodia: South, East, and Southeast Asia: 300 B.C.E. - 1980 C.E.Indonesia: South, East, and Southeast Asia: 300 B.C.E. - 1980 C.E.

The Pacific

AP Overview Guide: The PacificMicronesia: The PacificPolynesia: The Pacific
Melanesia: The PacificAustralia: The Pacific

Global contemporary: 1980-present

20th century: Global contemporary: 1980-present 21st century: Global contemporary: 1980-present
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